Regimental number | 12/1014 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Whangarei |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Draper |
Address | Henderson, Auckland |
Marital status | Single |
Height | 5' 10" |
Weight | 164 lbs |
Next of kin | Norman Price Jack, Henderson, Auckland |
Previous military service | Served in 15th Regiment, Territorial Force; still serving at time of NZEF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Whangarei |
Rank on embarkation | Private |
Enlistment status | Volunteer |
Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Main Body, Auckland Infantry Battalion |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on |
The Auckland Infantry Battalion in the Main Body left New Zealand on board two ships, HMNZT 8 ('Star of India') and HMNZT 12 ('Waimana'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Final rank | Private |
Final unit | Auckland Infantry Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 20 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | Chunuk Bair (New Zealand) Memorial (Panel No 10), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Norman Price Jack and Mary Rebecca Anne Jack, 11 Bank Street, Mount Eden, Auckland |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Wounded in action (gun shot wound, hand), and admitted to New Zealand Field Ambulance, Gaba Tepe, 2 May 1915; discharged to light duty, 4 May 1915. Admitted to New Zealand Field Ambulance, 10 May 1915 (wound of eyelid); discharged to unit, 12 May 1915. Killed in action, 5 September 1915. War service: 1 year 24 days (of which 335 days were abroad) Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Nominal Roll Vol. 1: Auckland Infantry Batln/Main Body |
Sources | Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 1880, File 18052355 |
The NZEF Project, UNSW@ADFA, 2003-2015
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